Coopertown Center?

An official in Robertson County’s Coopertown emailed me this morning to ask for contact information for developer Tony Giarratana, whose May Town Center project was rejected by the Metro Planning Commission last week but could be before the Metro Council on July 7. When I wrote back, I asked if the rural, land-rich town of 3,000 people was planning to pitch some sort of project to Giarratana.

“We would be interested in talking with Mr. Giarratana about possible development opportunities in the Coopertown area,” the official replied succinctly.

Coopertown and Robertson County obviously don’t offer some of the things Nashville and Davidson County do – like a major airport, for example, or a large property tax base – but give their officials credit if they see a potential opening and are trying to marshal their resources, like access to Interstate 24, to drive through it.